comb
/koʊm/ verb B2- Especially of hair or fur, to groom with a toothed implement, especially a comb.
- To separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
- To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb. · Police combed the field for evidence after the assault.
- To roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as waves.
- To turn a vessel parallel to (the track of) (a torpedo) so as to reduce one's size as a target.
He/she/it combs · Past combed · Past participle combed · -ing form combing
Verb forms
- Base form
- comb
- He/she/it
- combs
- Past
- combed
- Past participle
- combed
- -ing form
- combing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“He’s a fine looking fellow,” said another; “if he had only a comb and hair-grease, he’d take the shine off the gentlemen in white kids.”
Who would chirp you to sleep, or call for you the covey of answering birds?” The Birdcatcher spared his life, and determined to pick out a fine young Cock just attaining to his comb.
Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
BRING the comb and play upon it!
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